By Linda Nwoke, Special to CAW Several misconceptions exist on the issue of violence against women. However, key facts about violence against women are that it can be physical, psychological, or sexual and takes place in private and public spaces like the victims’ homes, the streets, or during the war. Secondly, violence against women and […]
Photo Credit: UWI Professor Selwyn Ryan passed away on Saturday, March 12, at 86. Ryan was one of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading writers, researchers, and political scientists. He was born in Princes Town to a lower-middle-class Afro-Trinidadian family. His mother made sure Ryan pursued higher education. Ryan was also motivated by Trinidad and Tobago, Prime […]
New York, USA – September 29, 2021: The world nations flags flying in front of the United Nations General Assembly and Secretariat buildings during the 76 GA regular session at UN Headquarters in NYC. (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders The international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and […]
New York, NY – September 12, 2019: Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley attends 5th Annual Diamond Ball benefiting the Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street. (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW During this Women’s History Month, Caribbean American Weekly recognizes Mia Mottley, also known as Mia Amor Mottley, for her exceptional leadership […]
Buoyed by international union solidarity and hearkening to the revolutionary legacy of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, Haitian strikers facing state violence and lowball concessions remain undeterred.
By Frances Madeson, The Real News Unless you’re buck naked as you read this, chances are that you’re wearing at least one garment manufactured in the Haitian apparel factories of Port-au-Prince, Caracol, and Ouanaminthe. Those Hanes or Fruit-of-the-Loom briefs in your dresser drawer, the classic Levi’s denim jacket hanging in your closet, or that cheapo, […]
Isaccea, Romania. 02 March, 2022. Refugee Ukrainians walk from Ukraine to Isaccea in Romania after crossing the border. (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke It’s been over twelve days since the commencement of Russia’s offensive attack and onslaught against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The UN reports more than 1400 civilian casualties, including adults and children injured […]
By Hansi Lo Wang, NPR The 2020 census continued a longstanding trend of undercounting Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, while overcounting people who identified as white and not Latino, according to estimates from a report the U.S. Census Bureau released. Latinos — with a net undercount rate of 4.99% — were left out of […]
By Victoria Falk The Caribbean community mourns the loss of Trinidadian Joyce Quamina, who died unexpectedly in Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York, at the age of 85, on March 1, 2022. It is ironic that the longtime Brooklynite, who was known affectionately by many as the “Carnival Queen,” would take her last breath on […]
Photo by Wikicago By Emma Winger, Immigration Impact President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the United States Supreme Court. With nearly a decade as a federal judge, Judge Jackson’s record may provide some clues about how she would handle immigration cases as a Supreme Court Justice. Immigration […]
War of Russia against Ukraine. Subway station serves as a shelter for thousands of people during a rocket and bomb attack. Kyiv, Ukraine – Feb. 25, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world. However, […]